Please
describe the purpose of the
book, its place in contemporary science environment.

3.Unique
Features:

Briefly
list what you consider to
be the three (or more) outstanding, distinctive or
of
the work and why.

4.Audience:

a.Identify the intended
target
audience.

b.At what level is the book targeted
(beginner, intermediate, advanced)?

c.Is it primarily descriptive or
qualitative, elementary or rigorous, etc.?

d.Prerequisites, if any, or
assumed
background experience.

e.Estimate the size of the target audience
and ways to verify the estimate.

f.Identify some of the obstacles faced by
this target audience when it
comes to mastering the proposed
topic.

5.Status of
the Book:

a.What
portion of the material is now
complete?

b.When do
you expect to have a complete
manuscript?

c.If
chapters are not available now for
review, when will they be ready to
submit?

d.How many
and what type of figures (e.g.
drawings, half-tones, charts, etc.)
do you plan?

e.If
producing the material
electronically, what hardware, operating system,
software, macros, etc.
will you be using?

6.Competition:

Consider
the existing books in
this field and discuss their strengths and weaknesses
individually and
specifically. This material is written for reviewers and not for
publication,
so please be as frank as possible.

a.Identify
competing titles currently
available, noting the author, title, publisher,
price, page count, and
year. Compare each to your proposed work, noting the
similarities as
well as the differences.

b.Indicate
why the work you propose to
deliver is unique. Compare and contrast
your credentials to the
credentials of the authors of the other books.

c.If there
are no books on this subject,
explain why you believe there still is
market interest.

We
may use reviewers of our own
choice but we will also try to include some whose opinion
you feel will
be valuable. Can you suggest any? If the book has several distinct
markets, try
to recommend at least one reviewer from
each.

Naturally, we do not reveal the names of our reviewers without their
permission. If you desire,

we will submit the material to the
reviewers anonymously.

OUTLINE:

The outline
should allow a valid assessment of your ability, but it does not need
to be in final form. You should include rough sketches of some
important figures. It would be very useful to submit any chapter that
is particularly innovative. The material submitted should reflect your
writing style and pedagogy. It should represent in
depth, detail, and
rigor you plan for the book.

CV:

CV outlining your education, previous
publications, professional experience, field of research, special
awards, etc. Essentially, what qualifies you to author a book on this
particular topic? Include vitae for your co-editors (if any).

1.Have you signed
any contracts that restrict you from sharing your expertise?2.Is this book built on theories or processes that you
have already developed into an article? If so,what is the article? Is the intellectual property in
the article yours to expand?